Have you ever had one of those days when you get up in the morning and feel terrible? Are the pain, or your weird feelings, so unbearable that you feel unable to go to work or school? Here are some methods that can help you decide if staying at home is the right thing to do.
Steps
Step 1. Ask yourself why you would like to stay at home
Are you really sick, or do you just want to pretend you are so you can avoid an exam or a teacher you can't stand?
Step 2. Find out if stress is your problem
Stress can make you feel down and uncomfortable. If that's the case, it's probably best to stay home, because one day to relieve stress can be good for you.
Step 3. Do the pros outweigh the cons?
If not, you should definitely go to work or school.
Step 4. Remember, even if you don't work for that day, you'll usually have to recover in the future, so it's often not worth faking illness
Step 5. Remember, even if you skip a school day to avoid a task, you will likely have to repeat it in the future, and you will also have to deal with your teachers or employers sooner or later
Avoiding the problem once won't do you much good if you have to do it again and again in the future.
Step 6. If you feel very weak, or if you don't think you can do even the simplest things, you should stay home
If you know you have a contagious illness such as the flu, or a cold, you should stay home so as not to risk spreading it to your colleagues or schoolmates.
If you are really sick, or if you are pretending, always remember to inform your employer that you will not be present. In some cases, you could end up in serious trouble due to truancy, and you'll only need a phone call to avoid them
Advice
- If you pretend to be sick to avoid a task you are not prepared for, at least dedicate that day to studying. If you don't, you will only waste time.
- If you are faking your illness, prepare at least one lie to tell your parents. If you don't invent at least some false symptoms, your illness won't be credible.
Warnings
- Remember that staying home due to illness can become a habit. It is not recommended to do them many times, as employers and teachers will soon eat the leaf.
- At school, it's much easier to learn in the classroom than on your own. Avoiding school will force you to work harder at home to recover.
- If you feel sick from an illness, be sure to treat yourself with the proper medicines or consult a doctor.
- Relegations to work are often justified by frequent absences. You shouldn't risk it.
